Happy Friday! Thank God for the weekend, right? I have family in town for a while and plans to unplug, take my sister to our new church and work on this little apartment of ours a bit. Before I step away for the weekend I wanted to thank you for all of your sweet comments/emails/tweets yesterday. I'm so excited to let you in and share a little more of my daily life in 2014 and I definitely wouldn't even be considering it without your support!

In other news, there were a TON of amazing things happening on the internet on this week. Here's what I loved:

Stephanie Sterjovski shared a few of her dreams for 2014 Gaby from The Vault Files discovered her word for the new year... and it's a good one rewatching this super fun Jenna Lyons interview for the 50th time 30 things every woman should have and know via My Cup Of Te SMP Living's features on Taylor Sterling and her gorgeous home Don't be pretty - be beautiful in 2014 via One Fine A if Carrie Bradshaw had an Instagram (so good!) tips for shooting outfit photos from Jana Williams & Matchbook Magazine's January issue

Happy first weekend of 2014! I'm still nursing a serious case of the cold-weather sniffles and have big plans to spend the weekend laid up in bed with a full Netflix queue and my 2014 planner. I'll also be crossing off a few easier-to-achieve goals from my 101 in 1001 list and preparing for a visit from my family... fun! I hope this weekend leaves a little time for some fun for you and yours.

Here's what I've been loving this week:

the sweetest hello 2014 care package from Oh So Pretty how to style a disco ball via The Glitter Guide The Everygirl's essentials for a productive (and stunning) home office entertaining tips from Pippa Middleton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Martha Stewart & more & the most darling holiday pictures on Our Happiness Tour

Happy Friday lovelies! As this week comes to an end it can only mean one thing: it's almost Christmas. Hopefully all of your shopping is done (mine isn't... oops) and you can spend this weekend enjoying all of the twinkling lights and your favorite holiday traditions. Got a little downtime? Sip on some hot chocolate and click through my favorite features of the week:

the most gorgeous gift wrap tutorials by Sugar Paper LA O My Darlings' Cassidy June's stunning home tour holiday entertaining with Could I Have That? (I need girlfriends ASAP) What Gadabout Would Give via The Glitter Guide & the sweetest holiday breakfast with The Doctor's Closet and Lulu & Drew on The Glitter Guide

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